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kick

alive and kicking: seealive.

kick against the pricks hurt yourself by persisting in useless resistance or protest.

☞ In the Bible, on the road to Damascus Saul heard the words: 'It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks' (Acts 9:5). The image is that of an ox or other beast of burden fruitlessly kicking out when it is pricked by a goad or spur.

kick someone's ass (or butt) dominate, beat, or defeat someone. North American vulgar slang

kick (some) ass (or butt) act in a forceful or aggressive manner. North American vulgar slang

1995Martin AmisInformation You got to come on strong. Talk big and kick ass.

a kick at the can (or cat) an opportunity to achieve something. Canadian informal

kick the bucket die. informal

☞ The bucket in this phrase may be a pail on which a person committing suicide might stand, kicking it away before they hanged themselves. Another suggestion is that it refers to a beam on which something can be hung up; in Norfolk dialect the beam from which a slaughtered pig was suspended by its heels could be referred to as a bucket.

kick the can down the road postpone making a decision or taking action. chiefly US

2013Mark HeuringMr Dilettante Obamacare is still fundamentally broken, Washington politicians are still kicking the can down the road on the budget and the weather still sucks.

kick someone down the ladder reject or disown the friends or associates who have helped you to rise in the world, especially with the idea of preventing them from attaining a similar position.

kick the gong around smoke opium. informal

Gong is early 20th-century US slang for an opium pipe.

kick the habit stop engaging in a habitual practice. informal

2011Spiked Magazine Seven years have passed since Massachusetts became the sixth US state to introduce a state-wide indoor smoking ban. But officials there still haven't kicked the habit of lifestyle engineering. Now they are going after electronic cigarettes.

a kick in the pants (or up the arse or backside) something that prompts or forces fresh effort. informal

2013CNN transcripts I was not even tested or considered to be a donor because of my weight. That was the kick in the pants I need.

kicking and screaming protesting vociferously, especially against being forced to accept innovations. informal

2004Gramophone Magazine Some say he [Pierre Boulez] dragged the Philharmonic's generally conservative audience kicking and screaming into the harsh light of modernism.

a kick in the teeth a grave setback or disappointment, especially one seen as a betrayal. informal

1994Daily Mirror The rates rise was a kick in the teeth for the housing market, which had been showing signs of recovery.

kick the tin make a contribution of money for a particular purpose. Australian informal

☞ The 'tin' was originally literally a tin can into which money was thrown.

kick over the traces become insubordinate or reckless.

Traces are the straps by which a draught horse is attached to the vehicle it is pulling. If the animal kicked out over these straps, the driver would no longer be able to control it.

kick someone upstairs remove someone from an influential position in a business by giving them an ostensible promotion. informal

kick someone when they are down cause further misfortune to someone who is already in a difficult situation.

kick (or boot) something into touch remove something from the centre of attention or activity. British informal

☞ In football and rugby, the touchlines mark the sides of the playing area, and if the ball is kicked beyond these (into touch) it is no longer in play.

2009Guardian The government has kicked into touch a decision on the future of its largest state-owned digital information business.

☞ The same idea is expressed by kick something into the long grass.

2019Observer I never saw the Cameron that was all 'steady as she goes'. He'd get frustrated with people who would kick things into the long grass.

kick up a dust: seedust.

kick up a fuss (or a stink) register strong disapproval; object loudly to something. informal

kick up your heels: seeheel.

kick your heels: see cool your heels atheel.

kick yourself be annoyed with yourself for doing something foolish or missing an opportunity.

more kicks than halfpence (or ha'pence) more harsh treatment than rewards. British informal, dated

☞ The idiom is usually pronounced in accordance with the variant spelling ha'pence.

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